Improvement in counter-stiffeners for boots



B. C. YOUNG.

Counter-Sfiffeners yfor Bontsfc.

40.152,030, Patemedlunemnan.

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Evy/A NrIED STATES PATENT OFFICE..

BABKER C, YOUNG, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN COUNTER-STIFFENERS FOR BOOTS, &c.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 152,030, dated J une16, 1874 application tiledA I May 13, 1874.

O To cH whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BARKER C. YOUNG, of Boston, of the county of Suolkand State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Heel Counters or Stift'eners for Boots or Shoes; and do herebydeclare the same to be fully described in the following specificationand represented in the accompanying drawings, ot' which- Figure 1 is aninner side elevation, Fig. 2 a transverse section, and Fig. 3 alongitudinal section, of a heel-stiti'ener with my invention. Fig. 4 isa top view, and Fig. 5 an inner side elevation, of the piece of leatheror material as it appears prior to being scar'ed or beveled, and afterbeing rabbeted along its lower edge and opposite ends.

Heretofore, or prior to my invention, it has been the practice, inmaking heel counters or stiieners, to scart' or bevel the piece alongeach of its edges, thereby leaving it wedgeshaped from each edge.

A characteristic difference between my improved heel counter or stilenerand such as are beveled along such edge is, that the former is rabbetedalong its lower edge, or along such and its two ends, in order to form ashoulder in it parallel to its lower edge, or to torm such and othershoulders parallel to its end edges, whereby important advantagesresult.

Either after or before being thus rabbeted, the blank is to be scari'edor beveled along its upper edge, all being as shown in the drawings, inwhich a, b, and c denote the rabbets, terminating in shoulders d d d.The scariing or beveling ot' the blank along its upper edge is shown atc.

By the process of rabbeting the blank, the part projecting outwardlybeyond each shoulder becomes of equal thickness throughout, instead ofbeing wedge-shaped, as heretofore. The shoulder parallel to the loweredge of the blank constitutes an abutment to support the counter on thesole. As the counter in the part to be folded upon the sole is of Vequalthickness, it can be easier bent and better itted to the sole.

The shoulder parallel to the lower edge of the counter aids inpreventing what is termed running down77 ot' the upper at the heel;besides, it makes a better finish at the junction of the insole andcounter.

By rabbetiug the counter or heel-stiffener blank along its ends, andalso along its lower edge, as shown, it not only can be sewed to theupper by a sewing-machine to better advantage, but is rendered not soliable to give way at the lower corners as when beveled there in theusual manner. The rabbeted counter being of equal thickness when sewedto the upper, enables the sewing to be done by a sewingmachine with anequality ot' tension, whereby the chance ot giving way or ripping ot'the stitches is much lessened.

In order to prevent the rabbet-shoulders of the ends of the counter fromchating the toot or making a crease or inequality in the side pieceslapped over and sewed to the counter, it may be scarfed down back of theend rshoulders, in order to reduce them as may be required.

1. A heel-counter or heel-stift'euer rabbeted along its lower edge andeach ot' its ends, substantially as described.

2. A heel counter or stift'ener scarfed or beveled along its upper edge,and rabbeted along its lower edge and at each end, all beingsubstantially as specified. f

BARKER C. YOUNG.

Titnessesz lt. H. EDDY, J'. R. SNOW.

